"relift" meaning in English

See relift in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From re- + lift. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|lift}} re- + lift Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} relift (not comparable)
  1. (hydraulic engineering) Pertaining to a pumping system that raises the level of water that is flowing in a waterway. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-relift-en-adj-l6pwUJ26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0

Verb

Forms: relifts [present, singular, third-person], relifting [participle, present], relifted [participle, past], relifted [past]
Etymology: From re- + lift. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|lift}} re- + lift Head templates: {{en-verb}} relift (third-person singular simple present relifts, present participle relifting, simple past and past participle relifted)
  1. To lift something again.
    Sense id: en-relift-en-verb-H9mbE~GL

Inflected forms

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